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A. TANDY.

Gate.

Patented Oct. 1, 1867.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, A. TANDY, of Columbia, inthe county of Boone, andState of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gates;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to makeand use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification, in which-.-

Figure l is 2'1. side view of my improved gate.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish an improved gate, simple inconstruction, and durable, and which can be opened and closed overobstructions, or up or down hill, as may be desired or necessary; and'itconsists in the manner of pivoting or poising the gate in theconstruction of the upper hinge, and in the construction of the latch,the whole being constructed and arranged as hereinafter more fullydescribed.

Av and B are the front and rear gatc-posts, which are set in the groundin the ordinary nia'nner. C is a bar, which is connected to the post 13in such rt manner that it may be free to revolve. This may be done bypivoting its lower end to a block of stone or wood, set in the ground atthe foot of the post 13, and connecting its upper end to the said postby n strap or band, 0, passing around the said bar and secured. to thesaid post. D is the gate, upon the rear end of which is formed, or to itis attached, projections E and F. If desired these projections may beformed by the projecting ends at the horizontal bars of the gate. Thelower projection F is pivoted in a slot in the lower part of the bar O,in such'a way that the forward end of the gate may be free to move upand down. The upper projection E, which is simply a. guide, passesthrough and works in a slot in the upper end of the bar C; the upperhinge of the gate beihg thus formed by the combination of a slot andguide.

This construction leaves the forward end of the gate free to move up ordown, in passingover obstructions'or the surface of uneven ground. G isa friction-wheel, pivoted to the lower pnrt'of the forward end of thegate in such a way that its axis may be on a. line with the gate D. Oneoi tlic horizontal bars (1 of the gate is made movoblc by passing thescrews or bolts, by which it is held in place, through slots formed inthe said her, of such a length that the bar may have a suflicient playto not as a latch to hold the gate closed. The bar d is operated by ebend-lever, H, the lower end of which is pivoted to the hard, and itsmiddle part to the bur above, as shown in fig. 1. The upper end of thelever II is used as n handle to operate the latch or bar. The bar d,when pushed forward, enters a mortise in the'post A, as shown in fig. 1.If desired, the forward end of the gate D may be raised, so as to swingclear 05 mud, snow, or other obstructions, and held in that position bypassing a pinthrough a hole in the projection E, in the rear of the slotor guide, as the case may be.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patient, is

Forming the upper hinge of a. slot in the upper end of the her O andguide- E, substantially in the manner herein shown and described and forthe purpose set forth.-

A. TANDY.

Witnesses:

G. W. 'lnnunnn, H. McOoNATuY.

